到 (dào)

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a ti

HSK 3.1 level 1
8 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 至 represents the meaning and 刂 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“到，至也。从至，刀聲。”

Components

至 (meaning) — Depicts an arrow arriving at its target.
刂 (sound) — 刂 is a component form of 刀.

Example sentences

我会见到你。 — I'll be seeing you.
我没见到他。 — I didn't see him.
我们做不到。 — We couldn't do that.
很高兴见到你。 — Nice to see you.
我们到了！ — Here we are!

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